The Small Back Room
7.1
“Danger! Top Secret!”
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
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Cast
25 people
David Farrar
Sammy Rice
Known for
Black Narcissus
The 300 Spartans
Kathleen Byron
Susan
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Black Narcissus
Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Leslie Banks
Col. A. K. Holland
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Most Dangerous Game
Michael Gough
Capt. Dick Stuart
Known for
Batman Returns
Corpse Bride
Cyril Cusack
Cpl. Taylor
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Milton Rosmer
Prof. Mair
Known for
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Walter Fitzgerald
Brine
Known for
Treasure Island
The Fallen Idol
Emrys Jones
Joe
Also in
Bat Out of Hell
Three Cases of Murder
Michael Goodliffe
Till
Known for
Peeping Tom
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Renée Asherson
A.T.S. corporal
Known for
The Others
Henry V
Anthony Bushell
Col. Strang
Known for
A Night to Remember
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Emeric Pressburger Director · Michael Powell Director Nigel Balchin Author
Worldwide gross $135K · Budget $240K · United States release February 23, 1952
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Budget
$240,000
Worldwide gross
$135,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
London Films Productions
Production
The Archers
Production
London Film Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · French · Norwegian · Polish · Welsh
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 21, 1949
Premiere · London
United Kingdom · February 21, 1949
Theatrical
United States · February 23, 1952
Theatrical
Australia
August 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Melbourne International Film Festival
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